From 19th to 26th July 2015 CAFRAD will organize a high level training in partnership with Africamex Cabinet. The programme is designed for the benefit of African senior executives in both public and private sectors. The training focuses on "Project management and management of innovative projects".

CAFRAD and ACBF are organizing a Forum on African Women and the Challenges of Peace and Development “What role can African women play in building a culture of peace and in accompanying social and economic transformations of the African Continent? It will be held in Tangier (Morocco) from 23 to 25 March 2015

The 4th Intra-regional Workshop for Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena and Oshikoto Regions on Popularization of the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration, organized by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, will be held from 11-13 March in Ongwediva, Namibia.

The African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) in partnership and close coordination with the Ministry of Public Service and the Modernization of Administration of the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) are organizing the 36th Annual Conference of AAPAM, in Rabat, from 2 to 6 March, 2015, on the following theme: Effective Partnership for Citizen Centred Sustainable Development. More than 300 participants representing 30 African States are expected to attend this important Conference which will be an excellent opportunity to assess what has been done so far by AAPAM and set up a Road map for the future.

This position is located in the UNODC Country Office in Nigeria (CONIG) in Abuja, Integrated Programme and Oversight Branch (IPB), Division for Operations (DO). The Project Officer (ACA Coordination and Partnerships) will work under the overall guidance of the UNODC Country Representative, CONIG and the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator (Capacity Building) in Abuja, Nigeria. For more information on UNODC please visit: www.unodc.org. Deadline for applications is 12 September 2014.

CAFRAD is organizing a Pan-African Conference of Secretaries General and Human Resources Directors of State Institutions “The Role and Place of Human Resources in Achieving Government Development Objectives and Countries’ Economic and Social Emergence”. It will be held in Tangier (Morocco) from 25 to 27 August 2014.

The Annual CPSI Public Sector Innovation Awards programme encourages best practice in public sector innovation and service delivery. It recognises successful
and effective service delivery initiatives that have been achieved through the application of innovative approaches, methodologies and tools. The Awards provide opportunities for information sharing, learning, partnerships and the replication of successful initiatives.

Etisalat Nigeria has announced call for entries for the 2014 Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation. The Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation introduced in 2012 rewards the most innovative mobile broadband product, idea or service that positively impacts on African mobile users and demonstrate a valuable socio economic benefit to customers.

Rwanda: New Partnership to Develop Pool of IT ProfessionalsThe pool of information technology experts in the country is likely to grow in coming days following a tripartite agreement between Rwanda Development Board, Rwanda Online Platform Limited (ROPL) and CrimsonLogic, a Singaporean e-Government solutions provider, to further develop skills of fresh IT graduates.31 July 2015

South Africa: South African President Invites Nominations for the 2016 National Orders AwardsPresident Jacob Zuma, the Grand Patron of the National Orders, invites members of the public to nominate the recipients of the 2016 National Orders Awards.
National Orders are the highest awards that South Africa bestows on its citizens and eminent foreign nationals who have contributed towards the advancement of democracy and who have made a significant impact on improving the lives of South Africans.
The ceremony contributes towards unity, reconciliation and building the nation. It is a way that government gets to recognise the contributions made by individuals towards building a non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous South Africa as envisaged in our Constitution.
31 July 2015